The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported a record 18% increase in homelessness in 2024, driven by a lack of affordable housing, a surge in migration, and natural disasters, with Blacks accounting for 32% of all people experiencing homelessness.
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Heart disease: Black Baltimore’s number one killer
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com In the United States, the scourge of coronary heart disease (CHD) devours a staggering $108 billion in annual health care costs, according to a recent Deloitte analysis. A disturbing $1.3 billion of this total is tied to health care inequities, according to the same analysis. The National Institutes […]